The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-07-30
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-LanAtord will be electric lighted.
Make it point to clean your cutters.
Trade dollars are only worth eighty
cents.
--COaldale, this county, is experiencing
building boom.
Those who worship at the shrine of
Tulip soap arise purified.
"A Catholic church to cost $4,000 will
fbe erected at Nesquehoning.
1t is easier to slake the thirst of a bot
temless barrel than get slong without Tulip
soap.
For best makes of carpets at lowest
prices, go to Kemerer & Swartz, Bank
street. Il
"A tramp whe stole box of Tulip soap
concealed his identity by washing himself
with cake of it,
Since November 1st, 1885, the Lehigh
eounty Clerk of Courts has granted nine
hundred marriage licenses.
Three Nesqueheningites appeared be-
fore Squire Boyle, at Mauch Chunk, Sat
nrday, charged with assault and battery,
Thomas MsCready, of Summit Hill, ,has
. horse that can trot in three minutes or
better. 1t will probably be entered at our
county fair.
The Phoenix Hose Coinpanys new
building ON Broadway, Mauch Chunk, is
almost completed. The new building Is
handsome and convenient.
If you want to enjoy the delights of a
pleasure ride through our beautiful valleys
hire your teams Of David Ebbert, the popu.
Tar North street ifYeyhian. Terms low.
AT this season of the year when all ma
ture is at its best Lehighten ranks fai
ahead of all country towns in the Lehigl
Valley fer beautiful scenery, delightful
drives and pure air.
Preparations are being made to place
Mrs. Wm. r. Butlsr baptistry in st. Mark
Church, Mauch Chunk. 1t will be one o
the handsomest and most costly works o
the kind in the State.
For the week ending on the 23th inst.
there were 167.445 tons of coal shipped owe
the L'& S. R.R. "a tetsi to date OF 2,7l23, is
tons, showing an increase as compared will
same date last year OF 143, ,6Os tons.
For the week ending July 18th ther
were 1872, ,O55 tons Of coal shipped over tn
Lehigh' Valley railroad, making total t
date of 4,595,6O7 tons, and showing an in
crease Of al, 1926 tons compared with sam
date last year.
"A borough councilman some years as
remarked that ''our streets are pretty sell
about six inches from the surface" Juds
ing from the river of mud, dirty crossing
&c., during this week we tend to the opiI
ion that he was correct
The Sth of September has been seecte
as Grand Army Day at Shenandoah. I'll
district embraces the northern division {
the State, and it is expected that fully thi
ty thousand persons from other places wi
take part in the celebration.
The attention of the people of SUNNI
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed
the fact that George f. Huntzinger, of Il
popular S%itchback Restaurant, is at1thc
lied by us to receive subscriptions al
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
-Inquirer-We cannot say whether h
town council propose raising the crossin
On both sides Of the square or not.
consulting the borough attorney is the on
way to gain the Information you wal
Yes, the borough ordinances were publish
in the CARBON ADVOCATE during the ye
1875.
--A1. Friend, Of Packerton, brakeman
Lehigh Valley freight train, while COZ
ling ears Tuesday, at the above place, h
his right hand caught between the bun
ers and SO severely crushed that tile a
finger had to be amputated. Under /
treatment of DR.. Seiple, of North sire
Friend is rapidly improving.
Two hundred and fifty-siX tax-pay
of this borough followed the CARBON
VOoATE's advice last Saturday and vol
against ''a water tax" or more eorree
against the borough erecting and contI
ling the borough water supply; thirtY-se'
gentlemen, representing, beyond dou
"property holders ane heavy taxpayer
voted for ga water tax" and against
poor warkingmen. OF course you will
member thisI